What is Lavender oil good for? Medicinally the oil has been found to have the following attributes : antiseptic (kills germs), spasmolytic (anti-spasmodic / relieves muscle spasms) and carminative (relieves flatulence or gas from digestive tract) powers.

Those products usually contain synthetic oil fragrances made up by a chemist in a lab. These synthetic copies don't have the same molecular structure as the real ones. They do not offer any health benefits and may even be bad for you because of the synthetics compounds and chemicals. If you want real Lavender oil benefits then use real Lavender oil.

Trust me when I tell you that artificial scents don't even come close to the smell of the real deal. Once you have experienced that sweet clean sun-warmed scent you will shun the fakes too.

The benefits lie in the essential oil from the plant. The essence oil from any plant, not just Lavender, is made up over 100 various components and this chemical structure differs with each individual plants. These compounds themselves are beneficial to you and it is in the actual chemical composition that makes them healing for you and your body. The main components (there are more than just these) in essence oils are:

alcohols

esters

aldehydes

ketones

phenols

terpenes

The exact levels of each individual component also differs based on the geographical region that the plant was grown in. This means that some plant essences are stronger and more beneficial for a particular treatment than another simply because of the soil and growing conditions.

This is why essential oils are also known as "volatile oils" meaning turn to gas quickly. The oils are vaporous, and quickly dissipate. Only a very small amount evaporates when applied to the skin. The rest of the essential oil makes it into the bloodstream and effect the resulting benefits throughout the body.